Favorite Book Cover Materials — Leather and Fabric

September 20,2022

Leather and Fabric Covered Books

Leather, faux leather, and fabric make luxurious covers for books. Leather is usually soft and wraps around the signatures of a book or journal. Fabric is usually made into book cloth by ironing on an interfacing to stiffen the fabric and make it thicker and easier to glue to book board.

The first row from left to right include:

Mini leather suede journal with a stone embellishment and wrapped cord.
Leather covered journal with a metal clasp closure.
Leather journal with wrapped cord and bead.
Mini circle of leather stitched on the spine.
Leather and eco-dyed fabric cover journal. Closed spine with wrapped cord closure.
Cork fabric cover with metal clasp.

The second row from left to right include:

Mini leather circle cover with stitched spine.
Fabric covered journal with ribbon embellishments. Antique button with wrapped leather cord.
Fabric covered journal with ribbon closure. Coptic stitch binding.
Fabric covered journal with random stitching. Can be wrapped with ribbon or cord.
Brocade fabric cover.
Fabric covered holiday journals. Japanese Stab binding.

Third row, left to right:

Mini fabric covered journal embellished with ribbon. Coptic binding with a ribbon closure.
Flannel fabric covered journal with embroidery. Coptic binding.
Soft quilted fabric covered journal with button and ribbon closure. Quilt batting within the layers.
Fabric covered accordion-fold art piece. Fluid acrylic paint on circles.
Fabric covered Chinese Thread Boxes (Zhen Xiao Bao) closed with wrapped ribbon
Muslin fabric cover with pounded flowers. Closed spine. https://www.instagram.com/eduktr

Fourth row: